1932 United States Senate election in Arkansas

none March 2026 September 2023 1932 U.S. Senate election in Arkansas Arkansas 1924 presidential no 1932 United States Senate special election in Arkansas Jan. 1932 (special) 1938 United States Senate election in Arkansas 1938 November 8, 1932 x150px File:Senator hcaraway.jpg Hattie Caraway Democratic Party (United States) 187,994 89.71% File:3x4.svg John H. White Republican Party (United States) 21,558 10.29% 1932 United States Senate election in Arkansas results map by county.svg 210px County resultsCaraway: #7996e2 50–60% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0D0596 >90%White: #e27f7f 50–60% U.S. Senator Hattie Caraway Democratic Party (United States) Hattie Caraway Democratic Party (United States) The 1932 United States Senate election in Arkansas took place on November 8, 1932. Incumbent Senator Hattie Caraway, who had been appointed to succeed her late husband Thaddeus H. Caraway in 1931 and won a special election to complete his term in January, ran for a full term in office. In winning, Caraway became the first woman ever elected to a full term in the United States Senate. Background 1932 United States Senate special election in Arkansas Incumbent U.S. Senator Thaddeus H. Caraway died in office on November 6, 1931. Governor of Arkansas Harvey Parnell appointed Caraway's widow, Hattie, to fill the vacant seat until a successor could be duly elected. The special election to complete the unexpired term was held in January, and Hattie Caraway won against only nominal opposition. Democratic primary Candidates O. L. Bodenhamer, former national commander of The American Legion (1929–30) Charles H. Brough, former governor of Arkansas (1917–21) Hattie Caraway, incumbent U.S. Senator William G. Hutton, former Sheriff of Pulaski Countyhttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/108964328/bios/ Mrs. Caraway Gets 'Spoils' While Huey Collects Glory August 18, 1932 September 5, 2022 The Alexander City Outlook Newspapers.com William F. Kirby, former U.S. Senator (1916–21) Melbourne M. Martin Vincent M. Miles, former member of the Democratic National Committee (1921–29) Campaign In May 1932, Vice President Charles Curtis invited Senator Caraway to preside over the Senate, making her the first woman to do so.https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R43244.pdf Women in Congress: Statistics and Brief Overview Congressional Research Service 13 2020-01-09 2019-12-06 mdy-all 2020-01-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20200123153511/https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R43244.pdf live She took advantage of the opportunity to announce that she would run for reelection, surprising Arkansas politicians by joining a field already crowded with prominent candidates who had assumed she would step aside. She told reporters, "The time has passed when a woman should be placed in a position and kept there only while someone else is being groomed for the job."https://history.house.gov/People/Listing/C/CARAWAY,-Hattie-Wyatt-(C000138)/ CARAWAY, Hattie Wyatt US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives history.house.gov en 2019-02-15 2019-02-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20190215215807/https://history.house.gov/People/Listing/C/CARAWAY,-Hattie-Wyatt-(C000138)/ live Senator Huey Long of neighboring Louisiana traveled to Arkansas on a seven-day campaign swing on Caraway's behalf just before the primary. Caraway supported Long's efforts to limit income inequality and increase poverty aid.https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R43244.pdf Women in Congress: Statistics and Brief Overview Congressional Research Service 13 2020-01-09 2019-12-06 mdy-all 2020-01-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20200123153511/https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R43244.pdf live Long was also motivated by personal sympathy for the widow and his ambition to extend his influence into the home state of his party rival, Senator Joseph Robinson.Nancy Hendricks Senator Hattie Caraway: An Arkansas Legacy April 9, 2013 The History Press 978-1-60949-968-6January 2020 Long later recalled his campaign methods on behalf of Caraway: Mrs. Caraway would never forget nor cease to laugh over the plans we made for caring for obstreperous infants in the audience so that their mothers might listen to the speeches without the crowds being disturbed. I remember when I saw her notice one of our campaigners take charge of the first baby. The child began fretting and then began to cry. One of the young men accompanying us immediately gave it a drink of water. The child quieted for a bit and resumed a whimper, whereupon the same campaign worker handed the baby an all-day sucker, which it immediately grasped and soon fell asleep. Mrs. Caraway did not understand that it was a matter of design until it had been repeated several times.Huey Pierce Long, Jr., Every Man a King: The Autobiography of Huey P. Long (New Orleans: National Book Club, Inc., 1933), pp. 313–314. Endorsements Hattie Caraway Federal officials Huey Long, U.S. Senator from LouisianaWilliams T. Harry Huey Long https://archive.org/details/hueylong0000will registration Vintage Books New York 978-0-394-74790-3 1981 583–593 1969 Results 1932 Democratic U.S. Senate primary Historical Report of the Secretary of State Arkansas Secretary of State Mark Martin 2018 https://www.sos.arkansas.gov/uploads/education/2018_Historical_Report.pdf 362 Hattie Caraway (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 127,702 44.73% O. L. Bodenhamer Democratic Party (United States) 63,858 22.37% Vincent M. Miles Democratic Party (United States) 30,423 10.66% Charles H. Brough Democratic Party (United States) 26,207 9.18% William F. Kirby Democratic Party (United States) 21,448 7.51% W. G. Hutton Democratic Party (United States) 8,922 3.13% Melbourne M. Martin Democratic Party (United States) 6,961 2.44% 285,521 100.00% General election Results 1932 U.S. Senate election in Arkansas http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1932election.pdf Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 8, 1932 Clerk of the United States House of Representatives U.S. Government Printing Office 1933 Hattie Caraway (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 187,994 89.71% John H. White Republican Party (United States) 21,558 10.29% 209,552 100.00% See also 1932 United States Senate elections References 30em 1932 Arkansas United States Senate